Snow runner



June 16, 1931. A. GERTH 1,810,042

snow RUNNER Filed April 19, 1930 Patented June '16, 1931 AUGUSTVGEBTI-I,or DEUEL COUNTY, sour}: m

Y snow RUNNER] Appllcationfilcd April 19,

Thepresent invention relates to snow runners and more particularly'to asnow runner which is adapted to be attached to the wheels of a motorvehicle or the like. Y 7

An object ofthisinventionis to provide a runner of this character whichmaybe readily attached'or detached from the wheel. 1 Another object ofthis invention is to pm vide a runner whiclrmay be detachably en gagedwith the front wheels of the vehicle and is held in operative positionby the, periphery of the wheel and the weight of the vehicle.

A further object'of this invention is to provide a runner having antiside slipping means on the bottom thereof so as to prevent side slippingof the runner.

A still further ob'ect of this invention isto provide a runner ofthischaracter with means for facilitating the attachment or detachmentof the runner from the vehicle. H

The above andvarious other objects and advantages of this invention willin part be described in and in part be understood from the followingdetailed description; of the present preferred embodiment, the samebeing illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein g Figure 1 is adetail sideelevation partlyin section of a device constructedaccordingto the preferred embodiment of this invention mounted on a vehicle; andI Figure '2 is a sectional view partly in eleva tion taken on the line2- 2 of Figure 1;

Referring to' the drawings wherein like numerals of reference Idesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral10 designates a wheel which is secured to a vehicle and the numeral 11-desig 50 country and where snow 13 encountered at one nates a portion ofthe chassis orfframe upon 1930. Serial No. 445,689.

point andat another point the ground is bare, it is necessary for theoperatorof the'vehicle to consumeea considerable amount of time inattaching orvdetaching the runners from the vehicle wheels. T

In order to provide a runner which: may be attached to the wheels of thevehicle, particularly theffront wheels, in a: moments time, I; haveprovided a runner generally designated as 12"which may be positionedupon the bottom of the'tire'" and which, when the vehicleistravellingover bare ground, may be readily carried in the vehicleor upon the sparetire at the rear of the vehicle. v

The runner 12 comprises a substantially U- shaned sledmember 13whichhas" an upwafdly curvedforward'end 1 1 and an up wardly 7 her faceofthe sled member '13 is of' a width sufficient to loosely engage aboutthe sides of thetire10, the periphery of the tire resting uponthe innerfacezof the sled 13 while-the upstandlng'edges of the U-shaped sledengage upon thesides of the'tire 10." r i y In order to firmly hold therunner13 on the tire,'a substantially U-sha'ped bar 16 is secured to theshoe 13, the bar 16 being secured to the shoe 13 by means of a forwardVertically disposed bracing member '17 and a rear bracing member 18, thebracing members 17 and 18 being substantially- U-shaped and riveted ,orbolted at the lower ends to theshoe 13 and at the upper oropenendstofthe bar 16. I 4

An intermediatebrace 19v is secured at one endto the shoe 13 sheet theopposite end to the bar 16, the brace 19 being substantially Ll-shapedand being preferably angularly in- 'clined from the shoe 13. I Anotherbracing member 20 is secured to theshoe 13 and to the bracing members 17and 19 so as to firmly hold the bracing members 17 and 19Yuponthe shoe13 and so as top'revent bending'thereofr The bracing member19 is securedat the forward end to the forward end ofthe shoe 13 and di vergesupwardly an'd'is secured to the brac-' ing member 1 7 at'a point spaceddownwardly from the upperi end thereof. "The bracing member 20 is bentdownwardly from the brace :17 and is se cured'atfth e rear end there ofto the shoe 13 at apoint spaced forwardly (N curved rear end portion 15.The inof the rear end, being secured by means of .bolts, rivets or thelike. The bracing mem ber 20 is secured to the brace 19 at a pointspaced downwardly from the top thereof.

A transversely disposed bar 21 is secured to the sled 12 between thebracing members 20 which are positioned on the o )posite sides of theshoe 13. A chain or flexib e member 22 is secured at one end to thehorizontal bar member 21 and at the opposite end to a bar 23 which ismounted on the frame of the vehicle, the bar 23 being secured at one endto. a bracket member 24 which is mounted on the frame of the vehicle,the bar 23 being secured to the bracket 24 by means of bolts 25 or thelike. The bar 23 is attached to a horizontal bar 26, being securedthereto by means of bolts 27 or the like, and a bracing member 28 issecured at one end to the frame 11 of the vehicle and at the oppositeend to. the bar 26, being secured to the bar 26 by the bolts 27 or thelike.

A vertically disposed bar 29 is secured at one end to the horizontalmember 26 and at B the opposite end to the bracket 24, the bar 29 beingadapted to hold the horizontal member 26 in desired relation to theframe and away from the periphery of the tire. The chain securing member23 extends angularly from i the lowerend of the vertical bar 29 and issecured to, the horizontal bar 26 at, a point closely adjacent the outerend thereof in alignmeat with the center of the tire 10 so. that thechain 22 will hold the sled member 12 upon the tire 10 without chafingthe tire; The chain 22 may be provided with an attaching heel-rv ormember 30 which is adaptedto extend into an aperture 31 in the securing,bar 23 so that the chain 22 may be detachably secured to the bumpersection,

A pair of anti-slipping members generally designated as 32 are securedto the bottom of the shoe 13, the anti-slipping members 32 comprising anelongated \l-shaped bar 33; which 1 is secured to the shoe 13 by meansof bolts or rivets 34, and the forward end of the antislipping members33 are preferably tapered or reduced as at 35 and are curved upwardly soasto lie against the curved forward end portion, of the shoe 13. f Theforward end of the anti-slipping members 32 preferably terminateat apoint spaced rearwardly from the forward end of the. shoe 13, andtherear end of the anti-slipping members 32 terminates at a point spacedforwardly of the curved real end portion 15 of the shoe.

A plurality of studsor headed members 36 are secured to the shoe 13adjacent the rear vend thereof and are positioned in the up;-wardlycurved portion 15 at apoint spaced rearwardl-y from therear endoffthe anti-slipping members32. V The anti-slipping members 32- and thestuds 36 may be removably secured in the shoe 13 so that when theybecome dulled orunduly worn they may be retire, the studs 36 are adaptedto be positioned out of engagement with the ground or the snow so as notto obstruct the free passage of the shoe 13 thereover.

In the operation of this device, the flexible member 22 may be hookedonto the bar member 23 in the aperture 31 and the rear end of the shoeplaced against the periphery of the tire and in angular relation to thesurface of the ground.

The studs 36, when the forward end of the shoe is raised, will contactwith the ground and in order to mount the shoe 13 upon the tire it willonly be necessary to move the vehicle forwardly, the tire 10 riding uponthe shoe 13 and the studs 36 extending into the road or ice so as toprevent the wheel or tire 10 from pushing the shoe forwardly.

'As the tire 10 moves forwardly on the shoe 13, the shoe will be loweredat the forward end thereof until the tire is positioned ensled'withrespect to the tire 19 so that when 1;

the vehicle is moved forwardly, the shoe 13 will coactively moveforwardly therewith.

In order to remove the sled member 12 from the vehicle, it is onlynecessary to back the vehicle, which backward movement will cause thetire or wheel 10 to move out of the looped tire engaging member 16 andcoactively rock the shoe 13 on the curved rear portion 15, the rockingmovement of the shoe 15 raising the forward end thereof and bringing thestuds 36 into engagement with the surface of the ground. hen the studs36. engage the ground, the sled members 12 will be prevented from movingrearwardly with the vehicle and the forward end will accordingly beraised by the flexible member 23.

When the sled members 12 have been disengaged from the wheel they may beunhooked from the bumper member 26 and of this invention withoutdeparting from the 1 spirit thereof, such ohanges'and modificationsbeing restricted only by the scope of the following claims. j g

What is claimed is 1. A snow runner of the character de scribedcomprising a shoe, a U-shaped tire engaging member, bracing means formounting said tire engagmg member on the shoe,

anti-slipping means mounted on the lower surface of the shoe, and meanscarried by the shoe for facilitating placement or displacement of theshoefrom the wheel, said latter means projecting downwardly from saidshoe and being normally out of engagement with the ground.

2. A snow runner of the character described comprising a substantiallyU-shaped shoe having upwardly curved forward and rearward end portions,a U-shaped tire engaging member, bracing means for securing said tireengaging member on said shoe, a pair of spacedly positionedanti-slipping members secured to the bottom of said shoe, and lug meansmounted onthe shoe adjacent the rear end portion thereof and adapted tofacilitate placement or displacement of the shoe on the tire, said lugmeans being normally out of engagement with the ground when the shoe ispositioned beneath the wheel.

8. A snow runner of the character described comprising a shoe,anti-slipping means mounted on the bottom of the shoe for preventingside slipping thereof, tire engaging means mounted on the shoe andadapted to prevent rearward movement thereof beneath the wheel, aflexible member secured to the forward end of the shoe, means carried bythe shoe for facilitating placement or displacement wheel, and means forsecuring said-flexible member to the frame of the vehicle, said flexiblemember being adapted to align the shoe beneath the wheel andcooperatively limit the rocking movement of the shoe -beneath the wheel,said first-named means projecting with the ground.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

AUG ST GERTH.

of the shoe beneath the downwardly from the rear end of the shoe andbeing normally out of engagement

